Borderlands media [[electronic resource] ] : cinema and literature as opposition to the oppression of immigrants / / David E. Toohey

• Autore: Toohey David E. <1978->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (351 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/6552
• Soggetto topico: Emigration and immigration in motion pictures; Immigrants in motion pictures; Motion pictures - Political aspects; Emigration and immigration in literature; Immigrants in literature; Politics and literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Theoretical and literature review -- Methodology -- When the border follows immigrants -- Neo-Baroque law and violent border spaces -- Citizenship and "legitimate" speakers in i.r. -- Jim Crow and neo-racism -- Re-linking submerged time and space -- La facultdad and meta-racism -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: cinematic border interference.
• Sommario/riassunto: Borderlands Media: Cinema and Literature as Opposition to the Oppression of Immigrants, by David E. Toohey, explores the ways in which immigrants, diaspora communities, and their allies use alternative media to reject oppression. This in-depth analysis of the immigrant experience makes use of a mixture of cinema, literary, and other artistic media from 1958 onward, combined with supporting social science and policy documents. Borderlands Media is an essential text for scholars and
• Titolo autorizzato: Borderlands media
• ISBN: 1-280-67975-1; 9786613656681; 0-7391-4953-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790244703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II